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Nagbabagang Luha (1988)

Nagbabagang Luha poster
Directed by
Ishmael Bernal
Genre
romance, drama
Country
Philippines
Runtime
2h 01m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman must make a painful choice between two men who love her. The film is based on a newspaper comic serial and follows her emotional journey through love and heartbreak.

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What happens

Nagbabagang Luha (lit. 'Smoldering Tears') is a 1988 Filipino romantic drama film directed by Ishmael Bernal from a screenplay written by Raquel Villavicencio, adapted from the "komiks serial" of the same name written by Elena M. Patron and serialized under Superstar Komiks. It stars Lorna Tolentino, Gabby Concepcion, Richard Gomez, Alice Dixson, Gloria Romero, and Honey Mae Ledesma in her first and only cinematic role. Produced and distributed by Regal Films, the film was theatrically released on July 7, 1988. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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